Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Indians Fire Eric Wedge

Today, the Cleveland Indians announced they have fired Eric Wedge and his entire coaching staff, effective at the end of the season. He comprised a career record of 560-568 for 7 years. The Indians were 1 win away from reaching the World Series in the 2007 season before Boston eliminated them in 7 games. The Indians are at 64-92 this year and are in 4Th Place in what has been a very disappointing season for the Indians, who was supposed to contend for the AL Central this year.

B & G's 9/29/09

Baseballs:

**Orlando Cabrera, Minnesota Twins, Game One- Orlando hit the go ahead single and drove in his 69Th RBI. Cabrera is now hitting .275.

**Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals- Ian went 2-4 at the plate, he hit his 2Nd Home Run of the season, drove in 2 runs, giving him 8 RBIs. Ian is hitting .305.

**Pedro Feliz, Philadelphia Phillies- Pedro finished the night 1-4, but that 1 hit was a doozy, he connected on his 12th Home Run of the season, drove in 4 runs, giving him 79 RBIs and is hitting .265.

**Jorge Cantu, Florida Marlins- Jorge went 1-5 but he drove in the go ahead run to give the Marlins the lead for good. He drove in his 95Th RBI of the season and is hitting .285.

**Jay Bruce, Cincinnati Reds- Jay went 2-4 with 2 Home Runs, giving him 22 Home Runs, he drove in 5 runs, giving him 57 RBIs. Jay is now hitting .224.

**Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers, Game Two- Justin threw 8 strong innings and led the Tigers to a much needed win. He gave up 4 runs (4 earned), he didn't walk anyone, struck out 8. Justin has a 3.45 ERA with his 18Th win of the season.

**Juan Miranda, New York Yankees- Juan picked up the walk-off single to win the game for the Yankees. He went 1-1 and drove in his 1st RBI of the season and is hitting .333.

**Wade Davis, Tampa Bay Rays- Wade threw 7 strong innings, he gave up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 3, struck out 3 and now has a 3.45 ERA with his 2Nd win of the season.

**Adam Lind, Toronto Blue Jays- Adam went 3-4 at the plate, he hit 3 Home Runs, giving him 35 on the season. He drove in 4 runs, giving him 114 RBIs and Adam is now hitting .305.

**Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs- A complete game shutout for Ryan, he gave up 5 hits, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts and now has a 3.51 ERA, winning his 11Th game of the season.

**Chris Iannetta, Colorado Rockies- Chris hit his 16Th Home Run of the season in a walk-off style to give the Rockies the much needed win. He now has 52 RBIs after he hit a 2 run shot and is hitting .228.

**Kevin Kouzmanoff, San Diego Padres- Kevin went 1-4 and he drove in the go ahead run, his 85Th RBI of the season. Kevin is now hitting .257.

**Bengie Molina, San Francisco Giants- Bengie went 4-5 at the plate, he hit 2 Home Runs, giving him 20 Home Runs, he now has 79 RBIs and is hitting .265.

**Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners- Felix threw 7 2/3 innings, he gave up 2 runs (2 earned), walked 4, struck out 4 and now has a 2.48 ERA with 18 wins.

Goofballs:

**Brandon Lyon, Detroit Tigers, Game One- Brandon threw 2 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 2, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 2.99 ERA.

**Mets Defense- Luis Castillo (11Th), and Anderson Hernandez (12Th) both contributed to the errors.

**Wilton Lopez, Houston Astros- 3 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 2, struck out 2 and now has a 9.42 ERA.

**Braves Offense- 4 runs on 8 hits, they walked 6 times, struck out 9 and left 9 men on base.

**Joel Pineiro, St. Louis Cardinals- Joel threw 6 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1, he gave up 3 Home Runs and now has a 3.44 ERA.

**Brian Duensing, Minnesota Twins- Brian threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 3, struck out 3 and now has a 3.69 ERA.

**Kyle Farnsworth, Kansas City Royals- Kyle threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (1 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and now has a 4/58 ERA with his 5Th loss of the season.

**Orioles Offense- They only scored 1 run on 9 hits, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts. They left 8 men on base.

**Clay Buchholz, Boston Red Sox- He gave up 1 Home Run is his September starts, well in this game, he gave up 5 Home Runs. 5 innings of work, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 1, struck out 4 and now has a 3.74 ERA with his 4Th loss of the season.

**Pirates Defense- 3 errors that cost the team 3 unearned runs. Luis Cruz (2Nd), Kevin Hart (1St), and Delwyn Young (6Th) all contributed.

**David Weathers, Milwaukee Brewers- David threw 1/3 of an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, didn't strike anyone out and now has a 3.98 ERA.

**Dodgers Offense- The Dodgers scored 1 run on 4 hits, they walked 4 times, struck out 8 and left 5 men on base.

**Clay Zavada, Arizona Diamondbacks- Clay threw 1 inning, he gave up 3 runs (3 earned), he didn't walk anyone, struck out 1 and gave up 2 Home Runs. He has a 3.42 ERA.

**Trevor Cahill, Oakland Athletics- Trevor threw 4 2/3 innings, he gave up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 2, struck out 1 and now has a 4.63 ERA with his 13Th loss.